Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Penarol win with a probability of 71.16%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Sud America had a probability of 10.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.98%) and 3-0 (9.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.75%), while for a Sud America win it was 0-1 (4.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.